Show PASSING OF vara CRUZ TURKEYS one of the most striking novelties to uc i tourist or transient who through vera cruz ie the buzzards with which the city Is infested inasmuch as the city has no bewer alnut merely drains la the streets thee birds play no email part in the service ot the municipality the belttle le of the municipal ing and cathedral torin their as well as a place the view chown above was taken on con afsa street at midday arthen the city ango cart was making its dally round the ot water in alie center of the street Is the open drain and to be lett near the curbstone are visible tin cans into which the garbage Is placed until the arrival of the carrlton which passe through the street dally the approach ot tal cart Is heralded by a bell slung to the neck of aoe of the mules a well as by an advance guard ot buzzard te arching tor choice eels in the cans brought out by the servant the buzzard as a rule Is a very thy bird but here owene to aner great number and until recently protection them ahe municipality they are quite tame and mount the cart in search of lood and many timea completely cover it they are even bold as to dispute abo ownership ot a bone or other choice with floss london urn Is putting in 1 dewor and water system and it has been considered necessary to dispose of some ot these aerial scavenger 0 o aiom time to lime liars are caught and placed in hoodei cages to be taken to sea and drowned with the completion ot the dral nace tern it I 1 the intention to entirely rid the city of this pest and with the passing of the vera cruz tho city loses one of its oldest inhabitants |